My watercolor paintings are done with only three transparent watercolors (red, yellow and blue).
Instead of using white and black, for the bright area I make use of the surface of paper, and for the dark area I blend the three colors: red, yellow and blue which can create rich and deep black.
With these three colors you can present any colors.

Transparent watercolors

My watercolor paintings are done with only three transparent watercolors (red, yellow and blue).
Instead of using white and black, for the bright area I make use of the surface of paper, and for the dark area I blend the three colors: red, yellow and blue which can create rich and deep black.
With these three colors you can present any colors.

Light and shade

"Light" is a principal element of my painting.
When light strikes an object, a shade appears. The way light and shade interact with each other varies every time and it therefore leads to create different unique space each time.
Light makes an even featureless landscape attractive and boosts my creativity.

Kenji Aoe

[Career]
Born in Tokushima, 1957
Graduated from the Department of Fine Arts, Osaka University of Arts.
After having worked as an apparel designer and an art instructor,
established Aoe Watercolor Painting School(Nara) in 2013.
Held many exhibitions in Nagoya, Kyoto, Osaka, Nara and Tokushima.
Submitted to International Watercolor Painting Exhibitions in 2013(Spain), 2014(Thailand), 2015(Taiwan), 2016(Italy) and 2017(Italy).
Currently working as a three-primary-watercolor painter.